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Was just now cutting the Starboard and my neighbor came up and said "if you got any leftover......" (I quickly replied) "no,ain't gonna have any leftover,gonna use it all" and smiled.
He did to.
 
I was going to mount to the dash, then I hate to make more holes? But I like it on the throttle, so what I did was tape it in a few places and decided I liked it on the throttle arm, I used a wire tie and its perfect, works almost like a stock one! ;D

I am going to pick up another one soon, I hate having to get in and out the boat to tilt up and down, going to mout this one on the motor is self or transom?
 
This is what you need to cut Starboard
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I (mostly) followed the instructions while ruff cutting the floor hatches and cuddy panels. When it got to the fine work of fitting out of lazyness got the battery saw out.
This thing cuts long, fine, etc, better than anything else.
The fact that it's low rpm does the trick.
 
DELAYS, DELAYS.
Told Reel possibly a couple of weeks before splashdown, well that didn't happen.
While starting to reassemble steering and other stuff, found the backboard to the steering to be too weak to support it. So I had to tear it out and replace it.
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And not to meantion another excuse was ts Barry.
 
And did like Reel and MJ said by moving the gas vent to above the rubrail.
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In the original vent location, instead of filling the hole I just put a new one in. Hell $6 each side is easier and cheaper than fixing the holes. ;)
 
Some pics so far.
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No that red oxide color isn't staying on the glove box.
Fred brought it over with some bimini hardware. That's the original box, belive it or not!
Oh and the seats aren't for that boat.
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I have come to the realization that I'm not going to complete it the way I want, so I'm just going to get it to the point of "useable" to then see what changes I'll need to do.
"Splashdown" will be redefined as "test run", when that happens.
 
tsubaki said:
I have come to the realization that I'm not going to complete it the way I want, so I'm just going to get it to the point of "useable" to then see what changes I'll need to do.
"Splashdown" will be redefined as "test run", when that happens.
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WOW, tsubaki!!...you makin' some reel headway on yer V ;) ...lookin' good, Man!! Only thing I'm a little concerned about is tight gaps around floor hatches...this stuff E X P A N D S in hot weather, and if ya don't leave a lil' wiggle-room it'll make it difficult to lift those hatch-lids ... I know, I know...generally tight gaps ARE good ;) ...
 
you got the hard stuff done, thats all you need!!

Took me like 7 years to get mine to were it is today, just do a little every year, when the fish get here stop and wait till the fall & spring for repairs!

floor covers leave about 1/8 to 3/16 gap all the way around, thats pleanty of room for the expansion!
 
I didn't even think about expansion and contraction of that stuff. Well it was 97* yesterday and from what it remember it was about 85* when I took the pictures.
When I cut it, I felt that all the pieces were too small. I'll keep an eye on it, at least I can still cut some more off. ;D
 
tsubaki said:
I didn't even think about expansion and contraction of that stuff. Well it was 97* yesterday and from what it remember it was about 85* when I took the pictures.
When I cut it, I felt that all the pieces were too small. I'll keep an eye on it, at least I can still cut some more off. ;D
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Good news is you sized 'em HOT ;) ... so ya oughtta be OTAY BUCKWHEAT!! ...
 
Mount it directly over the transom bolts (leaveing the nuts in place) provides air flow and more room around for later, if the filter gets stuck.
 
Some reason this past week the doldrums set in, Daddy said it's just burnout working on these pieces of chit (we are working on three boats at the same time). Well a little breeze seems to have picked up and I seem to be moveing again.
 
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